Garmin Announces Replacements for eTrex Legend and Vista
Garmin announced two new low cost handheld GPS models, the eTrex Legend H ($150) and eTrex Vista H ($200) earlier this week. Both units have a 160 x 288 four level gray display, high sensitivity GPS receiver, 18 hours of battery life, USB interface, 24MB of built in memory, no expansion slot and no preloaded maps other than a basemap. The Vista H adds an electronic compass and barometric altimeter over the Legend H.
Although the original eTrex Legend and Vista (non-H) are still listed on the Garmin site the “H” units are obvious replacements for the popular entry level black and white receivers. As compared to the originals, the H series adds USB connectivity, the high sensitivity receiver and internal memory increases from 8MB to 24MB.
Although I won’t be running out to buy an eTrex to replace my Oregon or Colorado these small, battery efficient units are great for long hiking trips or as a backup GPS for geocachers. This is especially true now that high sensitivity receivers have made their way down to the bottom of Garmin’s outdoor line.
No word on availablity from Garmin’s web site, although both units have product pages which would suggest they might be available soon.
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